ModelingIndustrialSectorGreenhouseGasEmissionsReductionPolicieswithPlant-LevelDataWayneGray,JoshuaLinn,andRichardMorgensternWorkingPaper24-10July2024ResourcesfortheFutureiAbouttheAuthorsWayneGrayholdstheJohnT.CroteauChairinEconomicsatClarkUniversity.He’staughtatClarksince1984,whenhereceivedhisPhDinEconomicsfromHarvardUniversity.ProfessorGrayisalsoaResearchAssociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchandtheExecutiveDirectoroftheBostonFederalStatisticalResearchDataCenter.Hisresearchfocusesonregulatoryeffectivenessandtheeconomicconsequencesofgovernmentregulationofenvironmentalandworkplacehazards.Hehasstudiedregulation’simpactonemployment,productivity,investmentandplantlocation,primarilyusingplant-levelmanufacturingdata,aswellasdemonstratingimprovementsinworkplacesafetyandhealth,regulatorycomplianceandpollutionemissions..JoshuaLinnisaprofessorintheDepartmentofAgriculturalandResourceEconomicsattheUniversityofMarylandandaseniorfellowatResourcesfortheFuture(RFF).Hisresearchcentersontheeffectsofenvironmentalpoliciesandeconomicincentivesfornewtechnologiesinthetransportation,electricity,andindustrialsectors.HistransportationresearchassessespassengervehicletaxationandfueleconomystandardsintheUnitedStatesandEurope.HehasexaminedtheeffectsofBeijing’svehicleownershiprestrictionsontravelbehavior,laborsupply,andfertility..RichardMorgensternisaseniorfellowatRFF.Hisresearchfocusesontheeconomicanalysisofenvironmentalissueswithanemphasisonthecosts,benefits,evaluation,anddesignofenvironmentalpolicies,especiallyeconomicincentivemeasures.Hisanalysisalsofocusesonclimatechange,includingthedesignofcost-effectivepoliciestoreduceemissionsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.AbouttheProjectTheauthorsacknowledgehighlycompetentresearchassistancefromJordanBurtandveryusefulcommentsonearlierpaperdraftsfromGaleBoyd,GuntherGlenk,SharatGanapati,ValerieKarplus,WilliamPizerandJeffreyRissman.ThisresearchhasbeensupportedbyagrantfromBreakthroughEnergytoResourcesfortheFuture.AnyviewsexpressedarethoseoftheauthorsandnotthoseoftheUSCensusBureau.TheCensusBureauhasreviewedthisdataproducttoensureappropriateaccess,use,anddisclosureavoidanceprotectionoftheconfidentialsourcedatausedtoproducethisproduct.ThisresearchwasperformedattheBostonFederalStatisticalResearchDataCenterunderFSRDCProjectNumber1473(CBDRB-FY24-0172).ModelingIndustrialSectorGHGEmissionsReductionPolicieswithPlant-LevelDataiiAboutRFFResourcesfortheFuture(RFF)isanindependent,nonprofitresearchinstitutioninWashington,DC.Itsmissionistoimproveenvironmental,energy,andnaturalresourcedecisionsthroughimpartialeconomicresearchandpolicyengagement.RFFiscommittedtobeingthemostwidelytrustedsourceofresearchinsightsandpolicysolutionsleadingtoahealthyenvironmentandathrivingeconomy.Workingpapersareresearchmaterialscirculatedbytheirauthorsforpurposesofinformationanddiscussion.Theyhavenotnecessarilyundergoneformalpeerreview.TheviewsexpressedherearethoseoftheindividualauthorsandmaydifferfromthoseofotherRFFexperts,itsofficers,oritsdirectors.SharingOurWorkOurworkisavailableforsharingandadaptationunderanAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives4.0International(CCBY-NC-ND4.0)license.Youcancopyandredistributeourmaterialinanymediumorformat;youmustgiveappropriatecredit,providealinktothelicense,andindicateifchangesweremade,andyoumaynotapplyadditionalrestrictions.Youmaydosoinanyreasonablemanner,...
